Horse-collar-stuffing machine.



J. 0. OOLLETT. HORSE COLLAR STUFFIN G MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1910.

Pai'fented July 12, 1910.

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J. G. GOLLETT.

HORSE COLLAR STUFFING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1910.

Patented July 12, 1910.

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JOHN C. COLLETT, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE FOGELSONG MACHINE COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CGRPORATION OF OHIO.

HORSE-COLLAR-STUFFING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 29, 1910.

Patented July 12, 1910. Serial No. 540,755.

. To all whom it may concern:

being had to the accompanying drawings,-

and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in. stuffing machines and more particularly to horse collar stulfing machines.

Straw as it comes from the bale is usually of considerable length, and heretofore it has been the customto cut the same into short lengths before placing the material in the hopper of the machine. This previous preparation of the straw required tune as well as labor wlnch are avoided in the use of the present invention. In the use of the present invention the straw 1S taken from the bale in its original condition, towit, in strands ofconsiderable lengths, and is thrown into the hopper in a tangled mass and is successfully fed to the casing to be stufl'edin such con' other words, the straw in the hopper must be unobstructed from below and free to engage the feed rod as said straw is'carried around. To meet these conditions the straw must be carried around by means engaging its circumference so that the body of the straw at the center outwardly may be free to engage the feed rod.

- It is therefore the primary object of my invention to provide means for feeding long tangled straw to the reciprocating feed rod of a collar stuffing machine, which engages the straw at its circumference and carries it around in a body immediately above the feed 'rod.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for carrying around in .a

body in the manner specified, only a suflicient qgantity of the feeding material. to

on the interior of the hopper keep the reciprocating feed rod supplied, and to thus avoid imposing upon the work .ing parts of the machine any more work plan view of the machine.

In the specification and drawings similar 76 reference characters indicate correspondingparts.

In said drawings the base or frame-work l constitutes the bed of the machine which is supported on standards 2 and supports at its forward end a ring or circularplate 8 which is providedwith anupturned circumferential flange 4:. Extending from the flange 4 and attached by means of acla'mp' 5 is a stuffing tube 6 through which the straw is fed to the casing to be stuffed in a well known manner. Within said tube 6 and extending across the upper side of the plate 3 is a feed rod 7 of well known con struction. The rear end of said feed rod is attached to a cross head 8 mountedin guides 9 on the base or frame of the machine.- The said cross head and feed. rod are recip'rocated from a shaft 10 journalerlon-theframe and provided with a crank-platen which is connected to the cross head 8 by means of a connecting rod 11*. The shaft 10 is alsd provided with a clutch pulley 12 by means of which it is rotated.

Mounted upon the flange 4 is a rotatable ring or member 13 which is provided with teeth 1a which mesh with those ofta pinion 15 on a vertical shaft 16. The rotatable member 18 is adapted to carry around-the stuffing material and to properly present the same to the reciprocating feed rod 7 through the following devices. Extending from the inner side of said member 13 is a suitable number of pins 25. These pins in the rotation of the ring or member 13 engage the strawiin' "its tangled mass at its circumfeiy mm-1mm 1 i m V I sufficient distance away from the center of the rotating member 13 upon which they are carried, to avoid forming any obstruction that mlght prevent the straw in its tangled massfrom engaging the feed rod. The shaft 16 upon which the pinion 15 is mount ed, is driven from the shaft 10 'through a train of gearing such as a miter gear 17 on the lower end of shaft 16, a similar gear 18 on shaft 19 meshing with gear 17, the shaft 19 being journaled in the bed or frame of the machine. The said shaft 19 is also provided with a sprocket wheel 20 driven from a chain 21 which, in turn, isdriven by a sprocket wheel 22 on the shaft 10.

It will be seen that when .the shaft.10 is rotated, the reciprocating feed rod 7 will be actuated, and the rotating member 13 with its internal projections 25 will also be totated to properly present the straw to the feed rod. Mounted above the rotating mem-' ber 13 is a hopper 23 which is supported on the bed or frame work of the machine by means of a suitable number of brackets 24.

These brackets do not permit the weight of the hopper to interfere with the rotation of the member 13. The inside diameter of the hopper 23 is preferably that of the inside diameter of the rotating member 13. This hopper receives .the straw'from the bale in the condition hereinbefore, specified and there being no obstructions on the interior of thehopper the straw. readily finds its Way to the feed rod immediately above which it' is carried around by the pins 25 engaging its circumference in the manner hereinbefore specified. Within the hopper,

is a pressure plate 26 placed on top of the straw and serving to properly press the materialdownwardly to the rotating fingers 25 and the feed rod, and to thus insure a constant feed of the straw.

It will be'understood from the above description that when the ma chine is in opera tion, the straw in a more or less tangled mass will be presented to the feed rod in ever-changing position; that is to say, upon the first round of the body ofstraw, some of the individualstrands may not be presented to the feed rod in a proper manner for the latter to engage the. same, but upon the next round of the straw or at some subsequent revolution of the body of "straw these strands as well asothers will be directed across the feed rod to be engaged thereby and to be fed into the casing.

I claim:

into the pipe 6 and thence 1.In a machine of the type specified, the

rod below said rotating member adapted to engage the straw thus being carried around by said pins, and means for rotating said membensubstantially as specified.

2. In a machine of the type specified, the combination with a stationary hopper, of a rotating member below said hopper, said rotating member having a plurality of pins projecting-inwardly and terminating a substantial distance from the axis of said rotating member, said pins being adapted to engage the straw at its circumference to carry the same around without obstructing the passage of the straw below said pins, a reciprocating feed rod below said pins and adapted toengage the straw while being carried around by said pins, and means for rotating said rotating member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN c. ooLLET 

